How most americans make their living. 63 of us consider the traditional workday an outdated concept. Instead were answering emails at 10 p. M. And phone calls on sunday. 40 hours has long been considered a standard work week for americans but most are logging more time at their desks. The average is now 47 hours according to gallup. And thats up 4 . 24 of us check on family and friends at work. Germans average the least time and get about 400 more leisure hours than american workers. And in denmark, known for its work life balance, the average work week is just 33 hours. The u. S. Does not guarantee vacation, sick leave or paid time leave. Only 33 3 77 of americans their vacation. One michiganbased Mortgage Company has a strict 40 hour workweek policy. Monday through friday you work for eight hours but they want you out the door by 6 p. M. President and ceo of shore finance services and Peter Capelli is from the wharton school. Matt, why did your company do this and how does it work .
Hilter you hello, im ray suarez. Millions have been out of work. Millions who had lost jobs. Millions who ran through extended jobless benefits and ran through the ranks of the uncounted and unemployed. Yet when you look at the sunday classifieds in big metropolitan newspapers there are a lot of jobs on offer. So whats the problem . Are employers looking for workers with skills that arent widely available . Did the education and work lives of Unemployed People prepare them for jobs no one wants to pay them to do . The federal government says it has a piece of the answer. In an extremely rare show of unit union minutety, washington wants to match todays people with todays jobs. Look at everybody smiling. We could do this all the time. With people unemployed across the united states. Lawmakers moved last week to close the skills gap. Our work can make a real difference in the lives of real americans. Thats why were here. Well have more job satisfaction. The American People are customers,
Job training was the subject of something you rarely see in washington. A near unanimous vote in the house of representatives. The goal is to train up more workers for available jobs and run federal job Training Programs more efficiently. And its the inside story. Hilter you hello, im ray suarez. Millions have been out of work. Millions who had lost jobs. Millions who ran through extended jobless benefits and ran through the ranks of the uncounted and unemployed. Yet when you look at the sunday classifieds in big metropolitan newspapers there are a lot of jobs on offer. So whats the problem . Are employers looking for workers with skills that arent widely available . Did the education and work lives of Unemployed People prepare them for jobs no one wants to pay them to do . The federal government says it has a piece of the answer. In an extremely rare show of unit union minutety, washington wants to match todays people with todays jobs. Look at everybody smiling. We could do this all t
Hilter you hello, im ray suarez. Millions have been out of work. Millions who had lost jobs. Millions who ran through extended jobless benefits and ran through the ranks of the uncounted and unemployed. Yet when you look at the sunday classifieds in big metropolitan newspapers there are a lot of jobs on offer. So whats the problem . Are employers looking for workers with skills that arent widely available . Did the education and work lives of Unemployed People prepare them for jobs no one wants to pay them to do . The federal government says it has a piece of the answer. In an extremely rare show of unit union minutety, washington wants to match todays people with todays jobs. Look at everybody smiling. We could do this all the time. With people unemployed across the united states. Lawmakers moved last week to close the skills gap. Our work can make a real difference in the lives of real americans. Thats why were here. Well have more job satisfaction. The American People are customers,
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